The Snows They Melt the Soonest

The snows, they melt the soonest

When the winds begin to sing

The corn, it ripens fastest

As the frosts are settling in

And when a young man tells me that

My face he'll soon forget

Before we part, I'll wage a bet

He'll be fain to follow it yet

The snows, they melt the soonest

When the winds begin to sing

The swallow flies without a thought

As long as it is spring

When springtime goes and the winter blows

My lad, then you'll be fain

With all your pride to follow me

Across the stormy main

The snows, they melt the soonest

When the winds begin to sing

The bee that flew in summertime

In winter it will not sting

Seen a woman's anger melt

Between the night and morn

It's surely not a harder thing

To melt a woman's scorn

So never bid me farewell

For no farewell I'll receive

You will lie with me, my love

And kiss and take your leave

I'll wait here till the woodcock calls

And the marten takes its wing

For the snows, they melt the soonest

When the winds begin to sing